Meanings
adverbexpressis verbis (not comparable)
- not comparableExpressly; explicitly.
Synonyms: patently, unambiguously, clearly, directly, downrightly, explicitly, expressly, patently
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbExpressly; explicitly.
Origin
- Latinexpressis verbis“pronounced with words”
- Englishexpressis verbis
Unadapted borrowing from Latin expressis verbis (“pronounced with words”).
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expressis verbis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expressis%20verbis
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“expressis verbis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expressis%20verbis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expressis verbis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expressis%20verbis.
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